Vaugh Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Allahabad: Admission, Courses, Fees, Placements

The Vaugh Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, more commonly known as VIAET, is a constituent college based in Allahabad within Uttar Pradesh and was established in 1942. VIAET, accredited by ICAR, offers a wide array of programs concerning agricultural engineering and related fields. The institute has a faculty strength of 103 and offers 57 courses in 7 degree levels.

Infrastructure facilities include hostels and support modern facilities to develop academic and personal skills. Also, this institute had provided separate hostel accommodation for both boys and girls and has maintained comfortable living conditions. VIAET pays a lot of attention to physical fitness and sports; hence, extremely well-maintained football, hockey, cricket fields, a 400-meter running track, and a fully equipped gym have been availed.

In all, VIAET offers 57 courses, undergraduate and postgraduate full-time programs. The undergraduate programs, at the top, are B.Tech in Agricultural Engineering and BTech in Food Technology with an intake of 120 students each. Other programs are BTech in Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, and Computer Science and Engineering with 60 seats each. The postgraduate levels, too, were offered under various specialised M.Tech programs with an intake of 10 to 40.

The admission process at VIAET involves choosing able and motivated students. The admission procedure for its different courses, but generally, in the case of the programs offered in engineering, national or state level entrance examination scores are taken into consideration. The institute has to accept the scores of exams such as JEE Main for B.Tech and GATE for M.Tech.